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lipa is disgusting. the management of lipa should be fired from top to bottom. and governor cuomo, we have a message for governor cuomo. send the national guard in here today to turn the power back on! >> i think these frustrations are furthered by the fact lipa has told local residents that they have to get an electrician to make sure that it's safe before any of this power can be restored. >> i get their frustration. having been up there covering the storm a lot of the authorities said we can't go in there yet, it's not safe. that worked in day one, day two, maybe even day three. but now two weeks? that doesn't work so much anymore. >> it's time to get angry. >> and these people are worried about not only their own safety but the security of their homes. >> and looting was a big factor. burglaries have gone up 70%. one of the places, precinct 4, a lot of people concerned there. we had a resident on earlier talking about concerns of looting. that was something that was really instrumental and a phenomenon at the beginning. right now they're keeping an eye on it
lipa is disgusting. the management of lipa should be fired from top to bottom. and governor cuomo, we have a message for governor cuomo. send the national guard in here today to turn the power back on! >> i think these frustrations are furthered by the fact lipa has told local residents that they have to get an electrician to make sure that it's safe before any of this power can be restored. >> i get their frustration. having been up there covering the storm a lot of the authorities...
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i give fema a slightly greater grade than lipa right now. fema is organized -- >> gregg: what is that, an f or d a c? >> i want to reserve it 'til tuesday and i'll give you a grade because they're under directions to give our residents here clear instructions on the housing option. they've shown me some data today where they've distributed significant amount of money to our residents and i just want to make sure that they are really getting that money before i would condemn the agency. they've sent down some higher ups here to help arrears did not and i hope and i pray that they're going to do this job correctly. we're on top of them. again, i believe that it's a managerial issue that is at stake here. there seems to be a lot of people walking around. >> gregg: does it anger you when a bunch of self-congratulate tri politicians, chop noor a definite stated area with all kinds of promises to deliver food and water and clothing and gasoline and shelters and power and then they leave without delivering on those promises and one can argue that t
i give fema a slightly greater grade than lipa right now. fema is organized -- >> gregg: what is that, an f or d a c? >> i want to reserve it 'til tuesday and i'll give you a grade because they're under directions to give our residents here clear instructions on the housing option. they've shown me some data today where they've distributed significant amount of money to our residents and i just want to make sure that they are really getting that money before i would condemn the...
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even lipa admits communication has been bad. for the most part they feel they tax this community more than any other utility in the country. they are the highest taxed. we are getting the actual least response in terms of support, in terms of communications, in terms it of service. and they just didn't seem to have a plan in place. and now it seems as though they might be getting their act together if they can do it before the weekend. the big team, water damage. if you have water in your house. they don't want to turn your house on in the think until this check it out. how can they check it out if you are not home and not communicating to get to us because cell phone service has been so bad. they had nobody on the grounds to explain things. checkpoints. hey, you are in there. it's going to be another five days. inside another seven days. on top of that the gas problem is ridiculous. last night 25 to 50 cars deep. >> of course, brian, one of the biggest frustrations for all the folks who live where do you is that they can't get
even lipa admits communication has been bad. for the most part they feel they tax this community more than any other utility in the country. they are the highest taxed. we are getting the actual least response in terms of support, in terms of communications, in terms it of service. and they just didn't seem to have a plan in place. and now it seems as though they might be getting their act together if they can do it before the weekend. the big team, water damage. if you have water in your...
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think of lipa's response? >> it's inned a quawts. there is no information forthcoming as to when they might have power restored. people are not happy with the response from lipa in this area. >> reporter: who are you impressed with in terms of response from the government. >> the local government has bent most responsive. particularly the sanitation department and the off-duty firefighters have been down here in the hundreds helping people clear out their basements. most of the federal agencies such as peopla, a little -- such as fema a little slow to respond. once they got and running they are doing a credible job. >> reporter: belle har boirs an area where a lot of 9/11 first responders, firemen and cops, live. they want to be seen as a symbol of a can-do spirit of america, that they are going to get back on their feet and do it themselves. but they are worried that what sandy exposed is a fragile response system from the u.s. government. but they are the people doing it themselves. one anecdotes we heard to
think of lipa's response? >> it's inned a quawts. there is no information forthcoming as to when they might have power restored. people are not happy with the response from lipa in this area. >> reporter: who are you impressed with in terms of response from the government. >> the local government has bent most responsive. particularly the sanitation department and the off-duty firefighters have been down here in the hundreds helping people clear out their basements. most of...
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more than 21,000 lipa customers are still without power. and they are making awfully good money. >>> president obama read a letter at his press conference yesterday from a romney voter in tennessee who urged him to make a fiscal cliff deal. that man is about to join us live. >>> plus, as we stand at the precipice of the cliff, is compromise possible? we'll ask congress jeff flake. all that up next on "kudlow." >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report." i'm larry kudlow. in this half hour, benghazi-gate rears its ugly head again today. two months after the deadly terrorist attack on our u.s. consulate in libya, lawmakers are finally briefed by intelligence, state and fbi officials. >>> call it president obama's bad medicine. my 2025 research shows the u.s. will have a full-blown doctor shortage because of obama care. >>> first up, with 46 days until the country's economy plummets off the tax and fiscal cliff, new signs tonight that democrats are digging in when it comes to raising taxes on the rich. take a listen to a letter president obama re
more than 21,000 lipa customers are still without power. and they are making awfully good money. >>> president obama read a letter at his press conference yesterday from a romney voter in tennessee who urged him to make a fiscal cliff deal. that man is about to join us live. >>> plus, as we stand at the precipice of the cliff, is compromise possible? we'll ask congress jeff flake. all that up next on "kudlow." >>> welcome back to "the kudlow...
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ladies and gentlemen, where is lipa? where is lipa? where is lipa? where is lipa? they are the only ones who can can turn on your electricity. the town can't, the state can't, lipa is the only entity that can turn on your electricity. where are they? they won't talk to us. we call them every day. they won't give us one answer. last night, i spoke to the head of lipa and said, "do the people south of meric road need electrical inspections." simple question. and the ceo said, "i can't give you an answer." >> okay. so she's not the oh only one angry. the governor of the state of new york, andrew cuomo is also angry. he's telling utility companies, where are you? people are paying for a service that they're not getting. maybe something ought to be done. there will be much more about this story in the hours to come on cnn. and throughout the weekend, we'll also have a report on it on monday here in the "newsroom." >>> all right. the "talkback" question today, should president obama or republicans blink on taxes. we americans need to realize one thing. as long as we have
ladies and gentlemen, where is lipa? where is lipa? where is lipa? where is lipa? they are the only ones who can can turn on your electricity. the town can't, the state can't, lipa is the only entity that can turn on your electricity. where are they? they won't talk to us. we call them every day. they won't give us one answer. last night, i spoke to the head of lipa and said, "do the people south of meric road need electrical inspections." simple question. and the ceo said, "i...
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. >> at first the government owned lipa reportedly asked other utility companies for just 700 workers to help them restore power. but they ended up needing 10,000. the company lipa contracted to help them clean up sandy's mess said they're doing extremely well. >> we are progressing very well based on the unprecedented damage on the storm. >> i am very comfortable with how we performed on this restoration. >> not comfortable with their performance, republican congressman peter king. he wrote a letter to president obama saying i urge you to personally intervene, to insure that all appropriate federal assets and authorities are fully deployed to the impacted region. king and democratic long island congressman steve israel want the army corps of engineers dispatched. he said they can go to baghdad and kabul to turn on the lights, then it's time for them to finish the job the utility company has not been able to. rick? >> rick: peter doocy in washington, thanks. >> arthel: we are now learning that homeland security secretary janet napolitano is scheduled to travel to new york city's harde
. >> at first the government owned lipa reportedly asked other utility companies for just 700 workers to help them restore power. but they ended up needing 10,000. the company lipa contracted to help them clean up sandy's mess said they're doing extremely well. >> we are progressing very well based on the unprecedented damage on the storm. >> i am very comfortable with how we performed on this restoration. >> not comfortable with their performance, republican congressman...
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federal infrastructure led by the army corps of engineers which will have a comprehensive plan which lipa would be required to follow. this is a disgrace. we're two weeks into the storm. and still over 100,000 people without power and with no real estimate as to when they're going to get it back, getting misleading information, getting distorted information. >> cnn's victor blackwell joins me from the rockaways neighborhood of queens, new york, a neighborhood still in the dark. victor, how are people coping? >> reporter: they're doing the best they can. the people in this building over here, this is building three of the ocean village community. 14 floors. no water, no phone service, no electricity, no heat. there is gas. some people are opening their stoves to let the heat out to heat their apartments that way or boiling water on the stove to get some steam generated in the apartment. we spoke with several people about the conditions inside. they say the hallways are dark because, of course, there is no light. there are some people who leave the garbage in front of the door because they
federal infrastructure led by the army corps of engineers which will have a comprehensive plan which lipa would be required to follow. this is a disgrace. we're two weeks into the storm. and still over 100,000 people without power and with no real estimate as to when they're going to get it back, getting misleading information, getting distorted information. >> cnn's victor blackwell joins me from the rockaways neighborhood of queens, new york, a neighborhood still in the dark. victor,...
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>> reporter: workers from the long island power authority known as lipa are visible but still can't seem to get the electricity back in homes in the flood zone it. new york's governor has threatened to pull the company's operating license. >> we've paid them and gave them a franchise because they represented themselves as expert s . >> reporter: volunteers worked hard to serve meals and keep up morale. many left before sunset. the trains are still not running this far out. one woman told us it feels like marshal law with people bolted inside their homes after dark. >> there's no power, no light. you can barely see in front of you. it's difficult. you have a hard time so you strie to get in before the sun goes down. >> reporter: kenneth gonzalez, a register eed nurse is crammed io his living room, one he shares now with three other people and a few belongings he could save. >> if someone comes in here with guns, what am i supposed to do? it's like armageddon or something. they just forgot about us. how are we to survive? >> reporter: deborah feyerick, new york. >>> the borough of queens w
>> reporter: workers from the long island power authority known as lipa are visible but still can't seem to get the electricity back in homes in the flood zone it. new york's governor has threatened to pull the company's operating license. >> we've paid them and gave them a franchise because they represented themselves as expert s . >> reporter: volunteers worked hard to serve meals and keep up morale. many left before sunset. the trains are still not running this far out. one...
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lipa is not doing that. >> our residents stopped calling ilpa. they're calling their towns or local officials. >> brian: they handed me a card yesterday and said be home in the inspection. i got this thing called a job and we don't have any power. no one is at their house 'cause we don't want to die. they said, don't worry, call this number. busy. this number doesn't dig a -- it's not supposed to be busy. you served in the navy. you've worked in war zones in third world countries. you're saying right now this is like a third world country. >> we have the same mass failure of infrastructure that you would see in places that have been ravaged by natural disaster or manmade disaster. like a war zone. you have people who won't leave their homes and rightly so. this is america. this is new york. they shouldn't have to leave their homes. but they have no power. they have no heat. to somebody who has no power and heat a snow storm like we just had yesterday is not a pretty thing. >> alisyn: tom, very quickly because i know you have a background in homel
lipa is not doing that. >> our residents stopped calling ilpa. they're calling their towns or local officials. >> brian: they handed me a card yesterday and said be home in the inspection. i got this thing called a job and we don't have any power. no one is at their house 'cause we don't want to die. they said, don't worry, call this number. busy. this number doesn't dig a -- it's not supposed to be busy. you served in the navy. you've worked in war zones in third world countries....
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let's talk about lipa. >> the summons and complaint was just filed yesterday. i got it two hours ago, i read it, i like this. rick. i think they have a solid claim. what they are saying in this group action, and i like a class action because if you try to sue a major organization like that, a utility or any other company by yourself, bit by bit by bit you'll be shoved to the side. this lawyer is putting in a class action and says look, you knew about sandy's coming, you did ratively nothing, you didn't even have poles when everything went down. you were using an antiquated system. you knew or should have known not just for sandy but for decades or years before. you could have done more, you didn't. he's claiming there was an implied contract between the utility and the customers. and i like that argument. the implied contract being you supply us with the utilities, we'll pay you the money. and do your due diligence. now to be fair you can tell where i come out on this one, but to be fair i'm a lawyer, i can talk out of both sides of my mouth, to be fair the oth
let's talk about lipa. >> the summons and complaint was just filed yesterday. i got it two hours ago, i read it, i like this. rick. i think they have a solid claim. what they are saying in this group action, and i like a class action because if you try to sue a major organization like that, a utility or any other company by yourself, bit by bit by bit you'll be shoved to the side. this lawyer is putting in a class action and says look, you knew about sandy's coming, you did ratively...
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because we pay the highest rates in the country out of 50 states and line pa just doing terrible -- lipa. like we don't exist. >> people need power. it is sad. how long will it take to get the electricity back? there are elderly people that live here. there are sick people that live here. god forbid but what does it take for somebody to die in their house and it is so cold? we need our power back. towns more devastated than this get their power back. we want our power back. that's all we want. martha: the long island power authority said it should have 99% of the power restored by the end of tomorrow. we'll see if they're able to carry that out. we'll report it here. gregg: the clock is ticking away for lawmakers to steer the country away from the so-called fiscal cliff when it comes to tax hikes and across the board spending cuts set to kick in at the end of the year. house minority leader nancy pelosi is digging in her heels. >> i don't think it would be a good idea for the republicans to hold middle income tax cuts hostage to tax cuts to the wealthy. we have a deficit that we have to
because we pay the highest rates in the country out of 50 states and line pa just doing terrible -- lipa. like we don't exist. >> people need power. it is sad. how long will it take to get the electricity back? there are elderly people that live here. there are sick people that live here. god forbid but what does it take for somebody to die in their house and it is so cold? we need our power back. towns more devastated than this get their power back. we want our power back. that's all we...
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lipa says that customer bills have been estimated, based upon their typical usage for this type of year, and that a revised bill will be sent out next month. here's one bright spot, we'll call it here, from the region, $27 million in federal grants will be used to put unemployed new yorkers to work on storm clean-up, aimed toward helping young people and those wanting to help rebuild their homes and communities. >>> christmas is indeed coming, here's another sign for you, the arrival of the u.s. capitol christmas tree. the tree stands at 65 feet tall. if you are keeping score here, it is an ingleman spruce and comes from a national forest in colorado. once decorated, it will display 5,000 ornaments all hand-crafts by colorodans. >>> the powerball lottery hasn't had a winner in a long time. that means for now there is a shot at becoming its biggest winner. $425 million at stake, the largest jackpot ever for po
lipa says that customer bills have been estimated, based upon their typical usage for this type of year, and that a revised bill will be sent out next month. here's one bright spot, we'll call it here, from the region, $27 million in federal grants will be used to put unemployed new yorkers to work on storm clean-up, aimed toward helping young people and those wanting to help rebuild their homes and communities. >>> christmas is indeed coming, here's another sign for you, the arrival...